跃然纸上 yuè rán zhǐ shàng

vividly alive on the page; lifelike in writing

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 51584th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to appear vividly on paper (idiom); to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc)
  2. 2. to stand out markedly

Characters

Character Meaning
跃 yuè HSK 5
to jump; to leap
然 rán HSK 2
so; thus; like this
纸 zhǐ HSK 2
paper; classifier for documents, letter etc
上 shàng HSK 1
to go up; on top; above